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Makiyla
How to Pronounce Makiyla
Pronounced muh-KY-luh /məˈkaɪlə/Medium
Meaning: Makiyla is one of many creative spellings of Makayla or Mikayla, the feminine offshoots of Michael. The name goes back to the Hebrew Mikha'el, a rhetorical question meaning 'who is like God?' The inserted i and y are cosmetic; the meaning is Michael's.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Makiyla is a variant of Makayla, itself a feminine reworking of Michael from the Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?' The core name spread rapidly as parents sought softer, more feminine takes on Michael, and inventive spellings such as Makiyla multiplied alongside the popular ones.
As spelled here it stayed very rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the early two-thousand-teens and barely a hundred in total. A Makiyla from that peak is a young teen today, riding at the tail of the vast Makayla wave.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Makiyla mean?
It is a respelling of Makayla or Mikayla, feminine forms of Michael from the Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?'
How do you pronounce Makiyla?
It is said muh-KY-luh /məˈkaɪlə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Makiyla a boy or girl name?
Makiyla is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Makiyla?
It was always rare and appeared mostly in the early two-thousand-teens, far behind the popular Makayla and Mikayla.